Horacio Troche
Florencio Horacio Troche Herrera (4 February 1935 – 14 July 2014) was a Uruguayan professional footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Florencio Horacio Troche Herrera | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Nueva Helvecia, Uruguay | ||
| Date of death | 14 July 2014 (aged 79) | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nacional de Nueva Helvecia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1962 | Nacional | ||
| 1963 | Huracán | 24 | (0) |
| 1964–1967 | Cerro | ||
| 1967–1968 | Alemannia Aachen | 24 | (0) |
| 1968–1969 | Bonner SC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1959–1966 | Uruguay | 28 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1975–1976 | Guadalajara | ||
| 1976–1977 | Laguna | ||
| 1977–1978 | Tampico Madero | ||
| 1989–1990 | Deportivo Irapuato | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Nueva Helvecia, Troche began playing football with local side Nacional de Nueva Helvecia as a central defender. Later, he would play for Club Nacional de Football and C.A. Cerro.
Troche moved abroad to play for Club Atlético Huracán in 1963 and again for one season in the Bundesliga for Alemannia Aachen in 1967.
Troche played 28 times for the Uruguay national team between 1959 and 1966, and featured at the 1962 World Cup in Chile and at the 1966 World Cup in England. Troche became noted when he, during the quarter-final match against West Germany, got into a brawl with Uwe Seeler and boxed him on the ear.[citation needed] Uruguay lost the match 4–0.
After he retired from playing, Troche became a manager leading Mexican Primera División sides C.D. Guadalajara and Club de Fútbol Laguna.
References
External links
- Horacio Troche at National-Football-Teams.com
- Horacio Troche at BDFA (in Spanish)
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